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After the stipulations about no relationships with anyone related to AI...there's the money part:

"And in the money department ... here's the way it breaks down. The winner gets $175,000 when he/she starts recording ... and another $175,000 when that person "delivers" the first album. If the winner gets a second album, he/she gets anywhere between $275,000 and $550,000 depending on the success of the album. As for a third album -- anywhere between $325,000 and 650,000. As for a forth -- anywhere between $375,000 - $750,000. As for a fifth -- $450,000 - $900,000. And a six album gets the winner between $500,000 and a cool $1 mil.

The second place finisher gets $150,000 when he/she starts recording their first album ... and another $150,000 upon delivery. The second album gets the runner-up between $225,000 and $450,000 and so on.

As for 3rd through 12th place -- if the label signs them -- they each get $100,000 when he/she begins recording album #1 and another $100,000 upon delivery ... though most of them end up playing hot air balloon festivals."

So $350,000 for the winner's first albumand $300,000 for the runner up's first albumand $200,000 for the third place finisher's album

And the way the contract is written, they could get just the same for the second album. Now we know why some of them record a Christmas album. (Ruben, Clay, Archuletta, anyone else?)

8. "RE: What the winner, runner up and third place finishers get paid by AI"

*nods* What Ryan supposedly said to Crystal to get her back in the competition is a lie: the winner isn't exactly in a position to buy anyone a house -- not for a few releases.

And did you notice there's a loophole in the rules as quoted? If the show doesn't want to pay a winner, all they have to do is not start making an album. 'We'll teach you to have America vote in your favor!' Of course, this is probably just TMZ only reporting what they see as the fun stuff: odds are the winner has a one-album minimum guarantee. But -- it is, at least in part, FOX...

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